Squid Game is kinda dumb

[@AlexMeyersVids]

Hey all hope you liked the video. A while ago I made a video about movies and tv shows I would never make videos about. And I said that I wouldnt do foreign ones because, mainly, I didnt think they would work with my video format. So with this video Im trying something different from my usual style. If it goes over well then maybe Ill do more like this, or at least change up the video style sometimes or something Anyway let me know what you think

[@jayzeebee9]

Yes I did

[@edvinoooos]

agree

[@jayzeebee9]

First 🤩

[@NoGoitisme]

Hell yeah new vid

[@snehaparna-saha]

Firstt:)

[@TheTiredhermit]

“I’m so rich and bored?” Poor people: wanna donate? “Nah”

[@yoshmarsh8412]

Exactly

[@player34536]

It do be like that 😢

[@FrostyM22]

It’s not really like dat doh 😂

[@suravibalaji2301]

No, he wanted to give it to people who earned it and also have fun so he.. made the Squid Games der

[@High-Class-Mochi]

Basically 🤣🤣

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

The show contains so many fun tidbits, like him saying "I promise I wont attack you on my mothers life" but then breaks the promise, then his mom dies

[@radhiadeedou8286]

Yeah that was hilarious

[@attacktitan703]

That's a disturbing kind of fun

[@SoVidushi]

Lmfaoo that totally escaped my mind

[@flovonnejohnson707]

Or like the title of the episode where he comes home and his mom is dead is actually referencing a book where the main character is doing a whole bunch of stuff, raising money to help a family member and when he returns home the family member is dead

[@wildwolfy1965]

wait when did that happen.

[@marvelntuk]

all I gotta say is... ali deserved better

[@anysuggestion670]

I almost deadly laughing at the way he died. Just why the nicest person have to die just like that😩 Edit; it's not happy laugh ok. I'm know Ali not going to make it but he doesn't deserve to die like that TAYLOR SWIFT once said in Marjorie; Never be so kind, you forget to be clever Never be so clever, you forget to be kind Never be so polite, you forget your power Never wield such power, you forget to be polite I'm going to hold on to this forever, thank you Taylor ♥️

[@smileyattitude6807]

He shoulda seen that shit coming a mile away

[@bayleebee1217]

He did, I was so mad

[@cowboylikemolly]

Yes

[@Luvlenaa]

Yes 😔

[@MusicalJourneysThruCinema]

The same kind of ending with a dead family member also happens in the movie Would You Rather. Main character survives bunch of deadly games only to find out after the person they were planning to save with the monetary winnings died tragically.

[@deademochicky]

Is it foreign and is it good if it is foreign does it hav dub

[@iimirabel7673]

oh yeah i watched it

[@vph6823]

What country made that film?

[@MusicalJourneysThruCinema]

@@vph6823 It's an American film I watched on Netflix

[@jamiemadison6643]

Yeah the whole time I was watching I anticipated that would happen since I had seen Would you rather and was like 99% sure the mother wasn’t going to live. There are honestly a lot of similarities between sg and wyr

[@k-lahkhan1111]

Alex posting this was riskier than any of the games in the show

[@ぎrlsせxy]

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[@deanclover3820]

And for your next task.... Make a comedy video on KZbin without getting canceled.

[@tarikarajani5381]

I really don't understand how this could get risky :( critiques won't make people mad, will it?

[@pavithrashaji]

@@tarikarajani5381 some fans do take it personally for some reason

[@StarryNights750]

True, very true

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

“The old man spends his money to watch people kill each other, it’s so stupid”. *Me paying to watch a show of people killing each other:* 👁 👄 👁

[@SimplyTypicalMe]

LOL we’re literally the V.I.Ps

[@Edward-up5jd]

@@SimplyTypicalMe that’s the point of the show to show how currier humanity is

[@snackeater4990]

I mean it’s not like anyone actually dies

[@tahireed]

Are you comparing watching a fictional show to actually being in that world and watching people die?

[@edwardsoup3419]

it was a joke guys, no need to get serious

[@sasharudakov6423]

For a second I thought Alex was crappily voicing over and then I realized… that’s just the dub

[@suchadreamer9272]

LMFAO BUT YES

[@laviniasnow4494]

Me too! 🤣

[@skippybrambles1189]

Yo ur pfp is my phones wallpaper shawty

[@Azura12378]

The dub is dumb

[@YukonYuki]

I’ve never watched it dubbed

[@iCanbEYOURrUKIA]

I'll be honest, the old man being the ring leader of Squid Games was a total mindfuck for me. Even more so than the police officer's brother being the guy running the show. Hands down, this was one of the oddest and most unique shows I've seen in a while, and it had opened me up to other interesting Korean shows. Many of the foreign Netflix shows have been fantastic. The VIPs were awful 🤢

[@wife0fsunwoo]

righttt?!?! a bunch of ppl figured it all out before it ended and i was just completely surprised! and I took film as lit I know a bunch of director and writer tips and tricks and I just didn't overanalyze it lol. Was literally just watching to watch 😂

[@garpnewgate]

They were supposed to be awful cuz that's how other countries view the US duhh 😂

[@Javetefaaan]

Making the old man the ring leader was the worst decision they made, it totally removed the impact of the relationship between him and the main character. And it also defeated the point of squidgame, in squidgame everyone is supposed to be completely equal, the old man being the leader meant that it wasn't fair.

[@jessieb7290]

My mum figured that out of the first episode, because she said well his number was 1, so it’s obvious....wasn’t obvious to me! I did figure out as it went along that the cop’s brother was the ring leader guy in the gold mask.

[@ruwaydawarsame6140]

VIPS TOTALLY THE WORST 😂💕🤢🤮

[@flawles3893]

"Old people suck at using money" Nah, rich people suck at using money

[@supremechadmaster2344]

2:41 Name of background music 2:40 Pleasssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 8:02 specific name of song please

[@dash3750]

If rich people sucked at using money they wouldn’t be rich for long.

[@supercode2825]

@@dash3750 Being good at using money, and good at making money, are two things...

[@larirodrigues25]

actually, everyone suck at using money, poor people just don't have it

[@DankusMemicus]

*Rich people who inherit their wealth suck at using money.

[@zrencos]

Idk if someone already said this but there’s a difference with Overhyped and Overrated. I can definitely say that Squid Game was Overhyped but not Overrated. It’s a really good show, not perfect but pretty good. The reason why everyone got tired of it and annoyed was how every piece of media had SQUID GAME all over it. (Google overhyped vs overrated to understand more if still confused)

[@jadengrant6063]

Said it perfectly

[@sophieamandaleiton-toomey8469]

Overrated and overhyped are still not valid criticisms though. Like Squid Game has its flaws, but I'd rather people discuss those rather as to why they don't like it than keep saying those and basically telling the many people around the world that fell in love with the show they're wrong for liking something as much as they love Squid Game.

[@360shadowmoon]

@@sophieamandaleiton-toomey8469 Because they are INTELLECTUALS

[@360shadowmoon]

I still remember when people were complaining about Game if Thrones being overrated because it was so popular.

[@sophieamandaleiton-toomey8469]

@@360shadowmoon Like I think the show is fantastic and special but there are things I don't like about it. But I'd rather have a discussion about that than have someone give the always lazy statement of overrated or overhyped because to me that's not a criticism. You're just saying the group is wrong for liking it and you're right.

[@professional_tool_user]

My favorite thing about The VIP acting is Americans wondering if this is how the world sees them, when Hollywood has been good at stereotypes of foreigners for years

[@indigocrayon520]

I didn't think of their nationality, to me they were typical rich people who have so much money they don't know what to do with it

[@kualalumpurheart8154]

Only one was from the U.S.

[@imlubu]

it's not even about that. the acting was just horrendous😟

[@auki_8808]

@@imlubu i feel like that was the point tbh,, American media always depicts asians/other races horribly so this was probably the show's way of letting Americans eat their own medicine 👀

[@pakhisingh8874]

@@imlubu I think you're missing the point. The bad acting and cringyness of the accent/dialogue is meant to give you the reaction you got. I'm brown and I constantly feel the exact same way when American TV shows portray my ethnicity the way they do. 🤷‍♀

[@NoobPlayMC]

This video made me realize watching this show in korean was making it 10 time better holy fuck

[@somebody2528]

I know! The English dub is just 🤢 I cant stand the lips moving differently than the words

[@dumusstmeinennamennichtwis892]

@@somebody2528 well, but I’m a non-English person and I watched several movies and shows where the dubbing sucked. And I could still tell if it was good or not. So you can’t say it’s only about the bad dubbing because some people are already used to it and they still think the show itself is bad

[@sarov7658]

@@simplyzak6069 i cringe everytime Naruto say believe it lmao lik what

[@strudlasajabukama]

@@simplyzak6069 the only good dub is the saiki k one

[@yrg.phantom1739]

@@simplyzak6069aot has a pretty good one too

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

All jokes aside, Squid Game is one of those shows you can't resist watching from the sheer hype alone, and you actually end up liking it because it's genuinely good.

[@Bluehearte07]

Give that man a beer 🍻

[@gosick442]

Okay but Alice in Borderland is better 🤷‍♀️

[@xaifer2485]

@topzz omg haha youre so quirky and unique. i want to be you

[@thefuckisgoingon]

Yes I liked it but it's not that good tbh, like its an entertaining show but thats it tbh

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

Here before a thousand likes

[@Benjaminaq16]

oh my gosh! The dubbed version makes the characters sound SO ridiculous, that’s hilarious!

[@tovanto3971]

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[@Sam-sg1ed]

That’s why i never watch dubbed i always watch in the original language

[@Carolineconnected]

@@Sam-sg1ed thats such a Lisa-thing to say haha

[@THEFATPOTATOE]

@@tovanto3971 it’s not as bad in anime but translated to real life, just oooooof

[@Sam-sg1ed]

@@Carolineconnected lisa?

[@DS-it5iq]

Here is what i suspect - him seeing his mom dead was supposed to be an original ending. This show was clearly originally written as a one season thing, considering how all of the characters, except for the main one, ended up. Plus, the pacing of the last episode is really weird. I think that originally he was supposed to meet the Old Man before going home, maybe in the car instead of the Front Man, then go home and see his mom. Or maybe he would never find out, but we, the audience would? However, somewhere along the way, after reading the script, Netflix people realized the potential of the Squid Game and asked the director to change it to an open ending in order to do more seasons.

[@msbreshine]

This makes a lot of sense to me. Nothing about the show led me to ever think there could be a second season, so I was just binging for the resolution and then was✨severely✨ let down.

[@anastasiabakali2442]

that actually makes so much sense

[@xylypotatohead3947]

Yeah I agree k dramas don't really have more than one season. So I think that he probably had to change the ending a bit so that they could make a second season if it went well.

[@likelayka0]

The director said in interviews that the ending that aired was the ending he had in mind, he didn’t expect the succeed it had and so he wrote it to be one season only, it’s exciting to see what they’ll do with season 2

[@carmelcity9527]

@@likelayka0 Yes he took 2 months to confirm S2. Kdramas are typically open ended and some don’t have happy endings. If Netflix told him to change the ending S2 would have been confirmed like 2 hrs after S1 dropped on Netflix. He didn’t plan on continuing but thought about where he could continue the story and explain Front Man’s origin. I think the director will be done with the whole story after S2

[@cocobeans3742]

I think everyone is missing the point of why Gi-hun was such a good character. He stayed a good person at heart until the end and helped the people weaker than him. He also didn’t kill San-woo in the finals, even if it meant he didn’t win the game, he wanted to stop it there in order to save him.

[@CrisValentina88]

He was a horrible father and a horrible son!

[@anothername5182]

@@CrisValentina88 he was a good character but his potential was not fully exploited i.e no character development

[@bingewatchingrules7590]

He was a good person. Good character, that's debateable. Also, no one's going to be on a character's side even if they're a good person.

[@darrenbanks3979]

@@bingewatchingrules7590 lol he was a selectively kind person. Not a good person. Fund a gambling addiction using his mom's only funds? Sure. Waste years of opportunity to become a responsible father to provide for his daughter? Check. Completely wasting being the only person to survive the stupid death games to go back and pretend hes John wick instead of searching for his daughter. Also check. Selectively kind. Selectively outraged. He's the epitome of modern society. Expected to be helped at all turns. Never having to truly get why he went through everything he went through. And absolutely naive about basic shit.

[@teflonishighlytoxic222]

Was he a good person?... In the end he took a bet and sat idly by waiting to see if a man would die, rather then refusing the bet and simply helping the man. He not only learned nothing about gambling, but he also became the exact thing he stood against.

[@krizia-that-one-person]

The only characters that truly deserved the money were Ali and Sae-byeok

[@amiraebrahim1008]

facts

[@yv3sussy]

And Ji yeong 😔✋

[@airisnadow1441]

@@yv3sussy the pickpocket nah sorry not in my opinion regardless of being poor stealing from others that are struggling is a red flag no matter gender I felt bad when she got killed but at first I didn't like her she grew on me but there's a thing where all 3 of them could've won at least according to "film theory " But as a person that got pickpocket its terrifying of course I got my stuff back with a via tracking device its just I have a deep hatred towards them but knowing how she wasn't as bad as I thought I grew to like her .

[@emmeline8048]

@@airisnadow1441 um Sae -Byeok was the “pick pocket one” I think Ji- Yeong was her friend who died in the marble game

[@emmeline8048]

Oh yeah and sorry I don’t know why some of my comment is crossed out but yeah just ignore that and read all of it if you want I guess

[@anete238]

Honestly, if you let your kids watch squid game and now they are “traumatized”, that is on the parents, not on Netflix or the show

[@suchadreamer9272]

Yep. And if they watched behind the parents' back, it's on the kids who didn't read the warnings and age restrictions that were shown on Netflix

[@isaacthegoat1432]

Nah obviously other children in the class were talking about it.

[@araara7031]

Maybe all of the said reasons?

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Is there some great big difference between content a child is and isn't allowed to watch? I don't think so.

[@firstnamelastname153]

@@OH_MY_DOGGG Congratulations this is the dumbest thing I've read today and it's only 10 am

[@stephkim00]

The VIPs are meant to be cringey, reflecting on not just the ultra rich like other people have been saying but a reflection of how foreigners are depicted in us media. Especially Asian characters in American media have always been caricatures of stereotypes with over exaggerated accents. It was the same thing with the Vips in squid game

[@pakhisingh8874]

Exactlyyyy

[@ZainabJamaly]

You're right, but it would've been better if they had done it the way alex said. It would have added mustique to the rich people rather than having them depicted as idiots

[@calypsoathenairos8622]

Also they represent a lifestyle far away from the common people, in which they can put a price to everything and everyone, even lives of others human beings.

[@benitomussolini6293]

Yeah i think you are reaching

[@imlubu]

there's a difference between characters being cringey and the actual delivery and lines being cringey. there's no excuse for those abominations.😟

[@proximacentauri2684]

I enjoyed it more for the horror of it. idk if it was set design or cinematography or the acting or whatever, but some of the games scared me shitless. The bridge one was so intense. Seeing these people slowly confront that their lives are about to end (and that they chose to be in that situation) was wild. Like with the big gangster dude refusing to take another step on to the next glass pane.

[@Graceo_o37]

If you watched it in Korean the scene where his mom is dead, the emotions were just conveyed better. The whole show was better in Korean.

[@sixfeetundertheradar6080]

Agreed!

[@petessmile8169]

Exactly!!

[@audreyisinjured]

agreed! i think he just used the dubbed version in this video because it's easier for editing and for people with visual impairments to understand :)

[@tellyg47]

I’m pretty sure he watches everything in its original language but used sub to make jokes. Referring to his older video about why he wouldn’t do foreign shows

[@danielgibson3422]

I didn't feel like the dub was lacking in emotions. He did a good enough job on conveying a man who's world was shattering.

[@antagonizingprotagonist8721]

"Old people have too much money" So yea, gimme some of that.

[@user-yy4ux9zf4r]

You will just lose it and go back to being broke because thats what you are meant to be.

[@emma-rdgs]

Poor people mentality right there

[@unikracoon1913]

That's what takes are for

[@as19J01]

@@user-yy4ux9zf4r or maybe invest it...

[@davorianware1382]

Him leaving his daughter was the funniest thing ever because you're life motivation was to be good enough for your daughter.

[@danikabree7007]

They knew he was going on the plane meaning there tracking him- so if he went they would know where his daughter is potentially putting her at risk

[@NaveedKhanYT]

@@danikabree7007 they are rich they can easily find his daughter.

[@nukiesduke6868]

I mean he was portrayed as an idiot that does good deeds even though it's dumb.

[@kimbruh9674]

i mean, now he can just buy a new daughter

[@lunamationss]

OMG THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE CUZ I WAS WONDERING WHY TF CANT HE JUST BE A GOOD DAD AND GO

[@madilynreese1733]

Lol my mother originally thought that squid game was a real game show, so when she wanted to turn it on around my nine year old brother because it seemed like a “fun show to watch” both my father and i had to step in and told her that people died in it and that it wasnt appropriate for him. Now we didnt know that she thought it was real, so the look of shock on her face when she heard that is still engraved in my mind.

[@JJisthatbtch]

Plus the one sex part in the bathroom 💀💀 I was watching with my lil cousins dawg they traumatized 💀

[@Nickulator]

I actually really disliked the VIPs at first too because of their acting. Then I read a post from one of the actors that they all acted that way on purpose, that it was part of the script. Then I realized that rich people in the real world aren't mustache twirling masterminds that are intelligent and sophisticated. Most rich people that didn't earn their wealth are just childish dicks who think too highly of themselves. So I dislike the VIPs less now because they are a more accurate and authentic portrayal of people like that. I still find it super cringe, but it's also supposed to be. They are supposed to make you feel uncomfortable.

[@paddywan]

So they acted like that because it was written in the script? Yeah, that is how acting works. You do as the script say.

[@hotsexyangel]

Yes exactly! It’s impressive how much thought and detail was put into this show. Every little piece is so detailed.

[@matthewstafford7150]

Some of the actors also said that they would change awkward lines during reshoots, but because the show is edited by a Korean team who may not know English or only know a little, the awkward parts were left in. Also they mentioned that they had to yell their lines because of the masks and because they were so far apart.

[@metaknightmare1234]

It's also really funny watching Americans look at foreign media's english-speaking characters with their weird stilted dialogue and weird word choices that sound just strange and off-sounding, and go "what the heck? who talks like that? why is this so bad? this is so cringe" with literal no self awareness that they're just watching exactly what it's like for every non-dominant white culture portrayed in like every movie ever. Like hoo boy if you thought that was badly written, boy do i have to tell you about the minority characters in literally every other media produced here. It's hilariously awful looking at it from the other side.

[@sillystringeater]

Yes, I don't know how some people don't understand this Even if the actors actually were bad, I think it's pretty accurate

[@attacktitan703]

The stupidest thing for me personally was how Sae Byeok was fatally injured by a piece of GLASS THAT WASN'T EVEN PART OF THE GAME

[@bread3996]

THIS! So mucb for 'in here all contestants are the same' and fairness.... it didn't make sense, they could have all died from the shattered glass and then what xD

[@sp691]

@@bread3996 yeah, that's the point! the illusion of equality in capitalist society was a big part of the squid game - that's why each game had built in differences depending on chance for the characters and why random events often killed people such as the glass

[@crownofeunoia1907]

The whole point of the fifth game that the “fairness” of the game was a bunch of BS. The fifth was purposely set up to kill as many contestants as possible. Like realistically, at most a handful of contestants would have survived. The exploding glass was to nick off some that crossed the bridge.

[@ham5097]

@@bread3996 But like the point of the show is to show (haha) people that even though those in charge claim how everything is fair, it is not. None of the games were fair

[@bread3996]

@@ham5097 yeah but plot-wise there was a lot of lazy writting. It makes 0 sense that this is the 'korea edition' but the protagonist brother won the previous games. No explanation as to who how or why the people that work there including the brother. Police guy investigation lead to nothing. AND there is simply NO WAY that if every year 200 people randomly dissappear never to be seen again it wouldn't be talked about at all. It's too much of a pattern and too many people. And I'm nkt even going to touch upon the 'oh we were just bored' twist.

[@Dropletsojoy]

The point of that scene was not to show that the old man was correct, it was to show he was wrong. That is implied by the homless man actually getting help. The old man is too far gone in his beliefs to see the actual truth. He only sees the dark side in people as opposed to the main character. I don't think we are meant to accept what the old man is saying , it just gives us an explanation into how he sees the world and why he would conjure up these games.

[@audreyisinjured]

exactly! he has such disregard for human life that he thought humans killing each other for sport would be fun for him and his bored friends. it seemed that he thought people don't just help people out of the goodness of their hearts, so he decided to "bless" them with the opportunity to change their life. I don't think that a person like the old man would really understand Gi-hun's grief and willingness to give up the game right before winning, that's why they had that last scene, to prove that there's more people like Gi-hun out there.

[@mizumonoo]

true !!

[@sboom1235]

OK ok I never watched squid game so bare in mind that I don't know what I'm talking about. However, if that was the intended message, wouldn't you say that the show failed in delivering it if many people are getting the wrong idea? Again though, I don't really know what I'm on about or can't take my own experience as reference.

[@rescatooor]

I'm annoyed the Gi-hun didn't go help the homeless guy. Nobody said he couldn't. By betting on his survival and not intervening, he ended up being no better than Il-nam.

[@radhiadeedou8286]

But gi-hun ended up betting on the homeless guy's life instead of helping him, proving the old man right

[@KM-yw3ft]

You know what is being slept on? Alice in borderland

[@UranicDrop]

That's the original squid game, my dude

[@edgarlozada3858]

@@UranicDrop Wasn't Kaiji the original Squid Game?

[@girldanielle-dt6jx]

AIB needs more love.

[@shaynalange7488]

Loved it!

[@YoshWilbur]

AIB is easily the better show

[@OverlyPositiveFanboy]

People: "The VIPs are awful, annoying and cringey." Me: "I dunno, seems accurate to me."

[@albertchosenko8514]

lol that's true

[@jakwolfe3025]

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[@sloppiesweeaboocorner]

My Dad: OH That guy is just in AMAZING shape!

[@jjaa-q3g]

@Danny Buck jeffrey epstein

[@axelrandom2112]

@@albertchosenko8514 I'm home now mum,I've got some money for us now

[@k-master973]

I feel like only watching the dub removes like 90% of the emotional impact

[@mariaviana8424]

I was just gonna say that's just dumb, it makes me itchy to see voices not synced to the image

[@sleepynyanfigures]

he watched a completely different show.

[@helwrecht1637]

As someone who regularly switched between the two versions. No, no it doesn’t, in fact the Korean was worse

[@hammywoods]

i dont understand why people lose their shit over dubs vs subs. nothing changes, watch how you want.

[@sleepynyanfigures]

everyone needs to see comparisons of the subbed and dubbed version, see what the dub lines changed from the original. also, not to mention seeing an actor/actress have there lines projected the way they wanted to and have them completely covered on top of ver mediocre dub acting is just sad and takes away from what the original actor way trying to portray.

[@christ-abel8774]

"The real moral of Squid Game is : *OLD PEOPLE SUCK AT USING MONEY* !" -Alex Meyers, 2021

[@mosalahmosalahrunningdownt5579]

"The real moral of Squid Game is how even the most trashiest shows can somehow break the internet" - Ahmad Tayyab Azimi, 2021

[@zianasubah5508]

@@mosalahmosalahrunningdownt5579 it's really not trash it is just overhyped

[@High-Class-Mochi]

@@zianasubah5508 your right on that.

[@yanavoynova9012]

It's been a while but rewatching these videos is always fun. It't not about the complete originality of the comments, it's that your style is just so fun and enjoyable to watch!

[@doopsyquirk]

I wanna say...THAT OLD MAN DID NOT DESERVE MY TEARS edit : I have 4.7k likes?????

[@Elizabeth61303]

Why not?

[@CmPunkWasRight2121]

@@Elizabeth61303 umm cuz he ya know organised the games

[@Prodigial]

@Technophilius Pulcherax The second his death was off screen, I knew he wasn't dead. People who make these shows love doing twists. Then, the next episode showed the game organizer was an old man (showed a wrinkled hand) and I knew it was him. It honestly makes the show much worse. Him being an actual contestant and dying would have more meaning than that stupid plot twist could ever dream to have.

[@jumanasherin6117]

@@Prodigial exactly if you’re bored , dying, and killing people, you might as well die!!

[@matthewbest5421]

Is it wierd that even after I found out he was the bad guy I still liked him as a character?

[@p4r4d0x2]

Squid Game: *the most popular show ever* Alex: *still roasts the shit out of it* Edit: My replies look like they could spark WW3...

[@glitzarprincess627]

Because that's what heroes do.

[@susshexe7987]

As he should

[@r_brucewayne3888]

Id no one going to tslk sbout that he is watching the show in dub

[@yomammasboo713]

AMCs Breaking Bad: Am I A Joke To You?

[@Shaneo0oo]

Popular does not = good? Bird box was at one point one of the most popular shows on the internet and Birdbox was braindead garbage.

[@kaitlynnelson2139]

"Being rich is boring." Ah, yes, nothing is more exciting than not being able to afford groceries. Why do you think college kids are always having so much fun?

[@AmbyJeans]

I actually think there’s some truth to it. There’s a lot of Uber rich people that get into the most depraved things bc they already have basically anything that they want.

[@cataclysmicdev4886]

i have to disagree. when you have enough money for you to be well off there's always something you can look forward to saving up to(a vacation, trying expensive foods, getting a different car, etc.) but when you're rich you have nothing to look forward to, you have no "next big thing!" to do because like Oh-Il Nam said, you've already tried everything; from expensive foods, to going to every place on earth you could possibly want. it gets boring. ever wondered why so many billionaires are now wanting to go to space and stuff? they have their own reasons but I personally believe that deep down its because its the only thing left that they haven't done yet.

[@evelyn4120]

😂 LOL

[@daddyzed128]

Ah spoken like a true collage kid, you will learn one day bud

[@comrade7886]

Life is more fun living in the middle. Being too rich means having nothing to do, thus your life becomes basically meaningless. Being too poor means that most of your life will be spent struggling with financial issues.

[@cringepapi5071]

I think you misunderstood the part about him winning and coming home to a dead mother- it did have meaning, and i assumed it was pretty surface level. The pursuit of money, most contestants were given a chance to leave the game and remain living life thru their struggles and hardship as they once were (i say most given the results of the first game) but a large confusing amount of them returned to the game given the risks and what they were leaving at home (ie; sick mom, lady who’d given birth to an unnamed child, etc). This was a choice to choose either the pursuit of money over lasting memory and “quality time” with family. “The Pursuit of money is the root of evil” is a constant theme in this show. While many efforts are to showcase how desperate these people are i believe their experience in the games brought out the worse in them and/or ended in their demise, while on the outside they were just human beings going thru a human experience. quick riches dont change the reality of your situation. Im sure the protagonist wouldve given his life to have back that time with his mother.

[@fernebrown8083]

There is an interesting interview with the western actor who plays the nekkid VIP. He explained a lot about why it comes across so cringey. They have very little control over the script and it is being written by non native English speakers. They only see the script parts with their lines so they have zero context. If the lines seem a bit unnatural to them they might say them differently in other takes but the people editing won't know what sounds more natural in English and so won't use those takes necessarily. Just how an English speaker editing someone speaking in Korean won't know the natural intonations and cadences etc. We are seeing westerners through they eyes of South Koreans in this case and so it is like a characature of a rich westerner but that is the same thing that happens to foreign actors in Hollywood too.

[@6.coloured.pictures]

“Squid game is kind of dumb” Squid game fans: So you have chosen… Death.

[@Hakwbebsu26]

Once they hear about this, the dislike button will be destroyed

[@dindindino1413]

Literally

[@jadziawynter9241]

More like: So you chosen...red light, green light.

[@ぎrlsせxy]

❤-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------💋 HOT.SNAPGIRLS.TODAY/fela?💜LOVE-STORY Gaze: "Amazed" Lips: "Sensual" Smile: "Sweeter" Body: "Colder" Жизнь, как красивая мелодия, только песни перепутались. #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #垃圾

[@REDACTEDrose184]

LOL

[@sarahunterweger7990]

For once Americans understand the frustration about false representation in a movie.. loved it… and at least they spoke proper English. When they cast a „German“ guy which can’t even speak German or uses terms which do not exist.. so frustrating 😂

[@tianna763]

I think you mean YT Americans ma’am lmao the rest of us ALREADY know

[@hotsexyangel]

They’re mad over nothing, the scene was to portray how ignorant rich people are. It’s not to make westerners (not just Americans) look dumb, it’s to show how oblivious rich people are. That’s why they’re watching people k*ll each other for money in the first place.

[@audreyisinjured]

@@hotsexyangelyeah, I'm pretty sure not even all of the VIPs were American either lol, and the front man and the host are Korean! Rich people from any country are bound to have a lot of similarities.

[@Crow23346]

@@tianna763 no, we mean americans, especially you lefties. Gtfoutta here with ur "yt americans" bullcrap

[@Crow23346]

This isnt even false representation, only one of the vips were american lmao, the rest were different nationalities. Im not sure how you think a single fictional human represents the entirety of the american people, because as an aussie i did not watch squid game and see the vips and think "wow americans are terrible". You guys gotta stop thinking like this, they didnt make the one american vip like that thinking all americans are like that 😭 have you never watched a kdrama? Non asians and non koreans are hardly ever in korean tv shows, and when they are they’re hardly "falsely represented". In fact american media is INCREDIBLY popular in south korea, most koreans adore america. Just because the one american happens to be a rich, r*pey fuck, doesnt mean its misrepresentation, because if you hadnt noticed the rest of the vips who werent american were also rich creepy fucks.

[@oopomopoo]

Alex: "can't wait to read comments telling me I'm wrong" Comments:"dang the dub really hinders the movie. Makes me appreciate watching it subbed. "

[@dalvinduchesne2325]

Homie will do everything under the sun but refuses to take care of his daughter 😭

[@dalvinduchesne2325]

I was expecting him to spend some money on his daughter to make up for the shitty birthday

[@Solo-dv1gp]

Exactly, all he had to do was put her first, not himself

[@blissfulblue936]

@@dalvinduchesne2325 I thought the same thing

[@cmml22]

She gonna grow up with daddy issues that's for sure

[@johnnycage6676]

@@cmml22 no she has a father it’s just the biological one that’s the the problem

[@joshk7677]

Alex: only friendship warnings! Me: *genuinely feels joy at idea of being his friend*

[@andreapt392]

Awwww I'll be your friend Josh K

[@andreapt392]

Assuming, that is you are not a serial killer

[@andreapt392]

Then I'd guess that would be a deal breaker for mw

[@ravnitesanchez6183]

parraaaasooocaillll relationshippppp

[@NinaNiterose86]

1:09

[@geardog24]

*"Old people suck at using money."* I mean, isn't that a fact of life?

[@MostDefinitelyNotRosie]

My biggest fear of being old 🤣

[@Tristanw224]

Money money money old no money Young allll the money money money🤑

[@agent_8167]

Ok first of all fair and second of all What is that profile picture I see it every now and then but all I can see is Kaos from skylanders XD

[@nycjd]

@@agent_8167 it’s iggy from jojos bizarre adventure part 3

[@minglou2019]

i know about the memes... but you still do kinda have to admit: even though Ali is probably everyone's favorite character and he didn't deserve to die, he was hopelessly naive and we all would have done what seung woo did, he is by far the most relatable

[@alwaysjarron6260]

with the marbles not sure if i would have done it. Tbh it was so stupid nobody would fall for it is what i would think. But he had nothing to lose anyway so why not try.

[@mariaborjas8264]

I kinda enjoyed the ending because it showed how Gi-hoon isn't the "perfect" main character. From the beginning he had a gambling problem, stole money from his own mother, let his daughter down multiple times.

[@BrandonTBlackwell]

His.

[@-irene-29]

no, it showed he had little to no character development.

[@cowdy_]

• irene ikr, at least visit the frickin daughter

[@resqxe_1422]

I think there's a season 2, so maybe we'll see more of him

[@thewanderingronin1924]

@@JJDSCHANNELN5871 So red symbolize letting go or move on which he did at the end

[@annabellwoods2799]

The fact that you used the dubbed version is the greatest sin

[@Toddobo]

@Khushi Huh? You mean the minority

[@ranasafi4858]

Finally someone else pointed it out.

[@Calicc77]

As soon as I heard the English I was like 😐

[@thatastastan]

It was most likely the easiest way to use this for the video format

[@eyedrops7438]

Idk, but I don't like the dub here. I do sometimes see if there's any difference between the sub and dub, but yeah subs are still the best. (Tho some of the subs here are out of place)

[@HenriqueGuerraOficial]

I see some people talk about "how he forgot his daughter at the end" as if being the solo survivor of a battleroyale where you've caused multiple people to die horribly, seen a man hang himself after causing his own wife's death and seen your friend stab himself in the neck and bleed to death in your arms wouldn't at least slightly change your "goals in life"

[@dhasi00797]

Lol. It’ll dramatically alter your life. Dealing with that trauma. He still a shitty dad.

[@amiraebrahim1008]

i agree he was a bad dad (although well intentioned) but honestly he's not in the state of mind to change that now so I don't blame him for not going on the plane. i dont think hes forgetting her he's probs thinking shes better off without him. whether or not thats the right state of mind is another story but it explains his actions

[@hezelia]

Nah, even with all these. He was still not a good dad nor a good husband, he went and stayed with his friends for the job eviction thing instead of being there for his ex-wife’s labor, this is the parallel to it, man just can’t choose his responsibility well, the wife was right to ask for a divorce. If he can’t give his family time, then why should they.

[@farah-pn6ih]

Honestly if anyone goes through what he went through they would want to spend every last moment with their loved ones and avoid the games as much as possible, not completely abandon them and seek revenge of some sort.

[@Nuti196]

Honestly I can't imagine how you could even look at people you knew after this kind of experience. How on earth are you suppose to act like everything is fine, smile and talk about random things after something like that? Especially since you can't really tell anyone about it so no one knows?

[@-kittyplays_games-1271]

Ali is literally a true LEGEND.

[@LightingtheDraghog]

Tbh they just announced that Squid Game is getting a season two so like the fact that a lot of our questions were left unanswered and the sorta ambiguous ending make a lot more sense now. Also, I’ll recommend watching Squid Game with the original Korean Audio with subtitles. A lot of the emotional messages and meanings get lost in the translation of the English Dub, in my opinion.

[@mckennareece5556]

yeah i agree, the sub is way better. the voice acting for the dub is also just kinda bad and is not edited very well.

[@cobraglatiator]

i generally prefer dubs, at least conceptually, but yeah....the eng dub looks....bad....

[@Ppawsismycat]

Netflix says it isn’t confirmed. Last I checked (8hrs ago), they said it was just in discussion

[@Ppawsismycat]

Well I’ll be damned. Just checked and creator confirmed a second season.

[@berrysatan4183]

Yes bro totally! The true essence and emotions of the show can’t be delivered by eng audio at all!

[@daniellelite3080]

The vip part gives a diferent perspective when you watch the show in the original language. To me it was like a parody of Americans

[@lunardoesthings]

While that is true, I still say it takes away from the value of the show and if your gonna go through all the effort and work to build up this story and then just smack some American parody in the middle, then it’s wasteful and pointless. It’d be cooler at least to me just to see more realistic and better delivered lines, as if they truly fit in in the brute-ish scenery, but instead their like some weird weed In the middle of a flower field.

[@uhsund]

Parody or stereotype.

[@solgoodguy3067]

@@lunardoesthings i actually think it's genius that they made them so different The serious characters are stuck playing children games while the guys surrounded by prostitutes and alcohol act dumb and childishly They're just friends at a bar watching a soccer game, they're just having fun and so they act dumb. It just makes you realize that they don't care about the players. Ironically making them serious would make them less scary

[@lunardoesthings]

@@solgoodguy3067 I do think thats a good thing and like the idea to, although I still think they could've done it a bit better. They can still be childish without sounding like they don't even know english, it just throws me off personally and really disrupts the whole thing. (They truly sound like their reading a script instead of all just laughing and joking as people die)

[@pemdemica1712]

@@lunardoesthings sounds like you took the “American” parody personally.

[@sadejohnson769]

As much I enjoy Squid Game, it has it’s flaws and not the greatest show in the world since Korean Media has many good dramas and movies to offer.

[@Ladyofthenight324]

Yes, but since Squid Game has come out, there has been a significant uptick on people,who are Netflix subscribers, watching more Korean media. It was actually a good strategy on Netflix's part. Also, remember that this was first pitched in 2008.

[@huntsman9316]

I don't see why we need to compare it to others. It's a good and entertaining show.

[@penny6688]

I usually switch that sentence around- as much as Squid Game has its flaws, it’s a still a really good show that I enjoy

[@dandelions_are_cool]

@@huntsman9316 Because then we can see what it could improve on and what's it good at? You need something for the show to be compared to if you wanna say it's good or bad. Like, how would you decide it's good or entertaining if it's the only thing you've ever seen?

[@mariacillan9668]

The ending of 456 choosing to play Squid Game than seeing his daughter was already foreshadowed by the very fact that he wasn't there during her birth because he had to help his co-workers during a strike. So it makes sense why he'd keep that character trait. He would sacrifice his own pleasures to help others, but the games tested his selfishness especially during the marble scene with the old man. The marble scene paralleled the hospital scene with the old man too.

[@maximos905]

How is it selfless to constantly abandon your child?

[@veethesillymonkeyx3]

@@maximos905it was selfless that he went to help other people but it was selfish that he wasn’t really there for his kid

[@Maqnuz_]

"Squid Game is kinda dumb" Well... yeah... you watched the dub.

[@thatastastan]

Maybe he didn’t, he just used the dub for the video format cause it fit the most

[@katerinaFM]

Honestly yeah I was thinking the same. So much of the performance is lost on the dub and most I've heard talk about it agree it's horrible.

[@hii_im_trash7315]

I dont think he watched it in the eng dub...regardless it doesnt change the plot of the show.

[@pink_ice9454]

I know right. Like I honestly don't understand how people can watch the dubbed version

[@stickman8325]

So you're telling that it's not fault of the script, it's because has a bad translation. How many people who watch this could speak Korean? Dude, maybe the dub is the same like the original and the sub. don't.

[@therandomman1171]

Alex: Squid Game is kinda dumb *Watches it in English* Oh now I get it

[@aghasearmyshawolblinkonce8039]

facts!!! it's better to watch it in the original language because you'll be able to actually feel the raw emotions that the actors had in those scenes.

[@Mimi_s_c101]

lol I was waiting for someone to mention that

[@goldenninja9053]

@@aghasearmyshawolblinkonce8039 But if he were to watch it in the original Korean dub, then his jokes and stuff wouldn't make sense. Alex made a statement that goes more in detail about that. I'm not trying to be rude, just wanted to mention why he watched the English dub.

[@angelcakes_x]

@@aghasearmyshawolblinkonce8039 I watched it dubbed in english I thought it was ok idk I just think it would of been shit to watch it in Korean when I literally dont understand Korean ik substitibles are a thing but idk :/ its genuinely not that bad once u get used to it

[@hong-annguyen6412]

FRRRRRRRRRRR I know his reasoning behind why he watched it in English dub but like JSHSSNNS we’re not watching the same show

[@kkkamanyah8112]

You literally yelled “OLD PEOPLE SUCK” in front of my grandpa

[@llenlly]

LMAO

[@kohlinoor]

#NotAllOldPeople

[@Rashmi____3400]

@@kohlinoor #Alloldpeople

[@lightyagami4535]

Awww now I feel bad for your grandpa 😭

[@blacksilver582]

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[@cosettio]

squid is genuinely a good show, but the way people hyped it up and talked about it ALL THE TIME was what removed the magic from it. imo it happened with stranger things too.

[@aiglentinaa]

An entire year late to this comment but it blows my mind how Alice in Borderland didn’t get this much hype as Squid Game did. Hell, I haven’t even seen a single comment about it or As The God’s Will (a movie that people thought copied Squid Game but is actually way older). Those two definitely got hype, but Squid Game blew them out of the water BIG time. Personally, I think AiB did *almost* everything way better too

[@cosettio]

@aiglentinaa no, i completely agree bc i loved alice in borderland so much more. it got *some* attention, but overall it's community was kind of niche, and with "as the gods will" which is an incredible movie. my best guess as to why they weren't as popular as squid game was, primarily in the west, is bc it had less "western appeal" or relatibility.

[@deannahowell7823]

I literally shed like 3 tears when the old man “died” the first time and when he came back at the end I was like “na I ain’t crying for him again that was FUCKED”

[@BrandonTBlackwell]

Guess I lack a soul.

[@abbyblake5180]

Title: " Squid game is kinda dumb." Me: I highly disagree but...continue

[@alisonjoseph450]

Same lol

[@whoswallowing]

if its alex, i gotta hear it

[@fireblade295]

Me: Fully agreed. Lets see how bad it is.

[@sheenshah5253]

Alex Meyers: "Squid Game is Stupid" Rest of the World: He must have seen the english dubb. Watch the video. I was right.

[@Weasleys93]

How do you know he watched it with English dub? He's made a video before on why he doesn't cover shows which is not in english on his channels (people have asked for korean dramas), the subtitles doesn't really work with his video style so it's better if it's in English. Probably why he used the dubbed clips

[@sheenshah5253]

@@Weasleys93 cuz of all the points he made.

[@OrionG]

@Mohamed Saidi i guarantee more people disagree than agree with you.

[@dwlonewolf2273]

@Mohamed Saidi the ratings show that more people disagree with you.

[@toppaisme]

He’s criticizing the story not the acting or emotion put into the lines. Those things don’t correlate

[@ashmitkumar3429]

Ali is the definition of 'Nice Guys Finish Last.'

[@nimue2059]

Okay so I didn't get why everyone online was complaining about the Squid Game dub. Having watched the German dub and being used to German dubbing, which is mostly good, I didn't understand all the hate. But oh my god is the English dub horrible xD

[@liabstrait8306]

Yeah fr French and german dubs are pretty good on this one, idk what did they do for the English dub... it sounds terrible 🤧

[@Game_Erica]

Honestly, I can understand animated movies/shows having dubs but it never made sense to me why live action dubs were a thing. Especially in Finnish, the language just doesn't go with the actors at all lmao

[@mesousagaby740]

English dub isn't bad, it's just the problem of trying to dub a live-action Korean series; it's a whole different playing field from dubbing an anime.

[@anjad.3656]

@@mesousagaby740 it is genuinely bad though

[@Kaiide]

I love the squid game dub but at the same time English is the only language I know I didn't really like how there mouths weren't going with the words but I really liked it lol

[@ashk.7463]

Watching it dubbed is such an american thing

[@bendsie4474]

I’m American and this is my first hearing the dub I disapprove of the dub

[@hurts4everfan]

ugh i know

[@noobmasterruben5167]

Well he did say if he were to review a non-English show, he would pick English dub because people read at different pace

[@heitorpedrodegodoi5646]

Watching portuguese dub

[@dylanc2516]

Alot of people around the world aren't Korean... what's your point

[@serbiancountryball3024]

I still can't belive Squid Game copied Crab Game till this day i'm still crying and shaking.

[@robot3266]

Yes, very sad. But some milk should do the trick

[@saraha.1336]

Dani should sue

[@allenxav4754]

Right??? Like how could they do that?? Who do they think they are Disney? (Disney don't sew me)

[@neonknight6373]

I know right,crazy, Oh you don't know KARLSON:djsjsjdjffhxhshrjgj to fjdjddd

[@Master_Rater]

@@allenxav4754 sew me lol

[@mannenator]

love how the most played part is right after the sponsership

[@angelamf9639]

I think it's interesting how everyone is bothered by the VIPs scenes, and don't get me wrong, the acting is terrible and the characters and dialogues are veeeeery 2 dimensional. But for once people see what that's like when it's done to white, rich characters while having the entire Asian cast being so deeply developed. It changes the way we see representation and helps us understand better what it feels like to only have these cardboard characters as references.

[@andrewfheilman]

As a screenwriter for any television show, the general rule that allows everyone to enjoy the characters, is that you yourself as the writer, or director, to not pick faveroites. There are many movies where all the cast members are perfect and have equal amount of screentime and are generally liked like jurassic park, or batman 1989, or back to the future, these box office marvels accel from audience appreciation because of the way the characters are treated not just by the other characters in the show, but also by the heads of the show behind the scenes, I think where Alex was coming from, is that the VIP characters were portrayed in such a way where the only thing the writer or director or even the actors who played them thought of the characters were just 'Oh, there just supposed to be trashy americans.' that gives those characters the deepness of a piece of paper. It's just strange to see that with all the other characters are treated with respect, (Even the protagonists) and then you get to the VIPS who are just badly written.

[@edcistudent1]

Exacttttllllllyyyyy

[@angelamf9639]

@@andrewfheilman of course I understand that, and I'm not saying he's wrong on that because well yeah they're terribly written characters. I simply meant that as that's usually something that happens to the minorities in most media contents, it's interesting how it jumps out immediately to people who previously might have had difficulty understanding the sentiment of being represented by these 2D clichés. And tbh on some level I honestly think it's done on purpose this time, not just because it's bad writing, but then I get into my theories lol

[@bleepblop361]

@@andrewfheilman I feel like that's really not the case though. there's gonna have to be background characters in a show since not everyone can be a lead protagonist. and what more is there to say abt the kind of people who sponsor Squid Games other than them being bored rich people? what kind of depth are you expecting? that they are watching the games because they believe in equality amongst poor people? plus, there's loads of ethnic people who are badly written and no one bats an eye because it's a stereotype. how many times have you seen an antagonist in an action movie that is Russian or German? or Asian's playing a geeky/nerdy role? white American's are almost always the people movies are being written for

[@aghasearmyshawolblinkonce8039]

FACTS!!!!!

[@REDACTEDrose184]

Squid Game fans when they saw the title:”So you have chosen to walk the glass bridge” Alex Myers:”I actually like Squid Game there’s just decisions I don’t like in that show” Squid Game fans:”About what I said earlier😅”

[@meaniehead9832]

Alex hates non Korean actors in Squid game. Also Alex watches Squid game dubbed

[@xproflipscarab]

This point makes him so hypocritical it hurts... The dialog from the rich people is awful and makes my skin crawl (and while we all know this is due to Korea scripting American actors) it still feels right to me... Like Disgusting rich Rapey scumbags that have probably never worked a day in their lives would sound exactly like this behind closed doors in my head

[@Alkis05]

Just because he used a dubbed version in his video, doesn't mean he watched it that way. He might have done it to the benefit of his audience. Most Americans don't have the habit of having to read subtitles.

[@pongoleelee2130]

I’m pretty sure he did it only for the video, to make it more accessible to his audience

[@mexiguero646]

I watched it in its original language and the American VIPS are still bad..

[@haihai9022]

I watched it dubbed and subbed

[@DevinClark-hd2qu]

"So you've been unemployed for 7 years now 🤨.... Ummm yeah, now you have 45 million dollars ,.. that weird"😂😂😂

[@mirtetroost3264]

Squid game is kinda dumb Me: ‘And I took that personally.’ After watching the video: ‘no, no, he’s got a point.’

[@sharan9993]

it was just a click baiting title. in the first min only he says he liked the show just had issues with few of their decisions

[@Broccolie]

Yea a whole 2 of em

[@magnumbeefus]

I watched the video and I dont really think he does. All those nerdy characters he put in trying to explain it were actually right. He put them in to look dumb but the things they were saying were just straight up correct. Hes treating a K.drama like a realistic scenario. It's like me saying star wars is shit because its unrealistic. This one was definitely a miss imo. Like, what was his mindset going into this? Did he expect it to be realistic or something? I dont really know why he seemed to dislike it, and before you say "but he said he enjoyed it", he gives riverdale more praise than this, and that shows a straight garbage fire.

[@finlaywallbanks7304]

I dont think he does tho,

[@finlaywallbanks7304]

@@sharan9993 yeah I agree, and then he kinda played it up as if it was a controversial opinion?

[@justforfun.7918]

Fun Fact: the girl statue that plays "RED LIGHT/GREEN LIGHT" is an actual statue taking by the streets of Korea. In other words, they didn't make this character up. But due to her losing her right hand. They can't return it.

[@masudjesson8869]

No one: Literally no one: Alex Meyers: Everything is dumb

[@meadows-r5s]

Because everything is actually dumb

[@alosinful]

Yeh he said cobra kai was good

[@kazuma16love]

All he ever says is everything is dumb. That’s what gives him the money, he is a product of capitalism itself.

[@derpyplayground]

@@meadows-r5s it’s not

[@derpyplayground]

He literally said home alone 2 made no sense to him.

[@JediDanD]

4:36 Yeah, that's another thing that's sad, not only is she gone, he never even got to say goodbye. Like that's another way the Squid Game screwed him over (well, he screwed himself, the whole reason he was desperate to begin with is because he was so financially irresponsible), if he never joined the game, he would have been with her in those last few days . . .

[@victoreduardo3871]

When will people understand that something doesn't have to be deep or new to be popular? It's all about presentation, and that's something that Squid Game nails fantastically: with the production, the scenary, the iconic clothing, the colors, etc. The people who worked on this did an amazing job.

[@mao-sama6446]

“Squid Game is kinda dumb” Oh boy! I wonder how many people disagreed with that title!

[@ElizabethGiovanna]

I mean, it's for the views I guess, one way to get it. Also, I see a lot of American ego getting hurt here, I'm kinda enjoying it jajaja

[@goldenninja9053]

@@ElizabethGiovanna Its just how his titles usually are, and probably not for views. Also, what American ego?

[@damyanmyashkov206]

@@ElizabethGiovannaIt was kinda dumb tho the brother plot twist and the old guy plot twist was very unsatisfying, the ending wasnt that great too and i dont see how they humbled americans it was litterally two scenes. Yall doing too much, i am not american btw

[@cleodragomir1529]

The only dumb thing was that he watched it dubbed

[@zrencos]

It’s how he makes his title like “_____ is dumb” is more of a genre of his videos and isn’t really very descriptive of what the video is all about

[@daenevys4919]

Some people seem to forget that Gi-Hun literally went on a labor strike 10 years before and not only was he most likely beaten, but watched what possibly could’ve been his friends/coworkers have the same fate because they were fighting against the sheer injustice of where they worked, so personally that’s why I can understand why he couldn’t step on that plane. That’s just WHO he is. He fought before, so he’s going to fight again.

[@WumboIsARealWord]

And yet, he can’t fight for his own child and mother, he still couldn’t be a good father even to the kid he promised to save.

[@mag-narwhal]

@@WumboIsARealWord yea thats what i was thinking

[@inkubator320]

@@WumboIsARealWord him seeing his kid can happen any time he’s trying to saving hundreds of lives rn

[@Kylesb]

@@inkubator320 he is also shown to be very bothered by the death of one of his former co-workers; he has a sense of justice, which is good, but he feels it’s more important (at least in the moment) than reuniting with his daughter. What’s more, his daughter has a loving family to lean back on, whereas potential unassuming SG targets have their lives on the line.

[@matthewcarroll2533]

But doesn't that just explain that his character went through ZERO growth or development? I get having a personal identity but people are extremely flexible when push comes to shove and I think literally anyone in that position wouldn't want to fight anymore.

[@BroncoBleymaier]

“Part 1 a comprehensive history of South Korea” that got me 😂😂💀

[@skullswor]

I really hate to be one of them people but After hearing the small amount of American dubbed dialogue from the numerous videos I’ve seen on Squid game, people really missed out watching it that way huh. It all sounds so bad 😂

[@iRazenrak]

The VIPs added a sense of horror to the games because up until then, we assumed the FrontMan was a truly fair host who probably had issues with fairness growing up on the same level of projection that Jigsaw used. But knowing the VIPs can alter the game to make it more exciting and thus, unfair, is really scary. I think the only game that might've inherently been unfair was the Tug Of War.

[@creatorzp]

u could already tell it was very, very unfair before the VIPs were revealed, and almost all games were inequitable to a significant degrees, not just the tug of war one. i mean like, i certainly wouldnt exactly call the second game very fair, in which your likelihood of success in the game is determined by the shape you picked at random. not to mention the marbles game, which also had an element of luck, and the tug of war like you mentioned, and the night time bloodbath (which albeit the latter wasnt technically a proper game, it was pretty much one as the guards had the power to stop it at any time and chose not to), which both depended on strength mostly, a characteristic that was clearly very unequally distributed among the players/teams in the fight/tug of war, respectively. p.s. what im saying might be a bit dumb so sorry in advance, im very drunk while writing this

[@god.usopp2yearsago115]

@@creatorzp yup, most of it was luck-based

[@kingmac6638]

@@creatorzp That's what it seems know the surface but that's wrong And the show literally makes a point that tug of war and the night massacre could be won with brains as opposed to strength,which again proves it was all fair from the beggining

[@lawlietriver8869]

@@god.usopp2yearsago115 But something being based on chance is not inherently unfair. Lets say you have a dispute about who takes out the trash. You decide to do a coinflip. Is it then unfair that someone wins and someone loses? All parties involved agreed to the terms before the game was played. So the coin is then perfectly fair. Equal chance for all. The strength based game of Tug of War was also fair. By virtue of your own choices in life you could increase your odds of winning. Work out or use strategy like the old man did (there is an argument to be made that it was unfair for him to compete what so ever, since he also picked all the games thus could know more about how to win). Equality of chance does not equate equality of outcome. It was brutal and horrible and even evil, but the games themselves were fair. Luck was something they all could have equally.

[@ComicalRealm]

How to win the Squid Game 1) Be the main character OR optionally 1b) Be the cameraman

[@fandomcomic]

I really want to watch a movie or a show where the camera man dies at some point and a secondary camera man takes his place that would be so funny. A forth wall break of some sort

[@MyMagnificentOctopus]

@@fandomcomic You might enjoy C'est arrivé près de chez vous (Man Bites Dog in English), it doesn't quite pull that off, but a few of the documentary crew get killed midway through, and the cameraman does die near the finale.

[@fandomcomic]

@@MyMagnificentOctopus thank you ill definitely give it a watch!!

[@cptndedsprw]

I just found your channel I'm going to binge watch all these videos I love the animation

[@SofiaElizabeth06]

Alex: Squid Game is kinda dumb Me: It’s going to be like WandaVision all over again

[@summercat5504]

Exactly

[@NaveedKhanYT]

Exactly what I thought after reading my notification 💀💀

[@razm0k923]

I thought so too but seeing the comments, most people actually agree with Alex

[@OhFicial67]

At least with the Wandavison hate it was kind of justified because Alex didn't know anything about Wanda and called her depression just being "sad". Here I kinda agree with him. Mostly with the VIPS.

[@caecilius9578]

Unpopular Opinion: him leaving his daughter makes sense. He made a bunch of promises to her as he normally does, and as usual none of them ever work out. She goes to the US, hears nothing from him for a year. When he finally does make contact he says he’s going to come see her. But then he decides against it after finding out the game is still running. It makes perfect sense that he would do this given his character throughout the show. He knows he’s already disappointed her hundreds of times, what’s one more if the lives of 456+ other people are in the balance? He’s not being selfish at all, if anything he’s being incredibly selfless. He’s denying himself the freedom, life of security and relationship with his daughter that he’s been craving for years, and (potentially) throws all of it away to ensure what happened to his friends (and him) never happen again.

[@supremechadmaster2344]

2:41 Name of background music 2:40 And link to the music

[@cuevas5010]

Interesting point of view, makes perfect sense! Thank you for your input. :)

[@supremechadmaster2344]

@@cuevas5010 2:41 Name of background music 2:40 And link to the music 8:02

[@jeffreycarman2185]

Is it because the character is lying to himself about actually wanting to see and spend time with his daughter when he actually doesn’t want to go? He is a pretty wretched character regardless. That scene where he keeps playing that game trying to flip the square and that guy is smacking him, that was all for about $84, just pathetic…

[@xxDemonLalamixx]

I agree with this. I know a lot of people didn't like the ending, but I thought it made perfect sense.

[@김나타리-x3k]

it's funny to watch americans cringing at the portrayal of those westerners 😂

[@cheese5414]

If they made the vip scene less ah _cringe and inaccurate_ it could have been so much better

[@jihahahoon7315]

Fr so they can feel what poc feel when they are being represented in their movies💀

[@kalync.8232]

This isnt a portrayal of “westerners”. Not every westerner is rich and pompous. I mean its cringe because its cringe. Westerners dont like rich white people like that.

[@sixfeetundertheradar6080]

It seemed pretty accurate to some of the old rich dudes my dads friends with…

[@hotsexyangel]

Honestly it didn’t feel like a portrayal of “westerners” it was a portrayal of obnoxious, rich, old dudes with far too much power and money; they’re completely out of touch

[@findmeharry2]

I’m having a binge Alex videos I haven’t seen, and there have been two squeaky ball sounds that have made my dog very excited

[@WolfQueenLydia]

I actually think the VIPs are MEANT to be cringey and bad. Because it shows just how out of touch they are with everyday people, that they can do the games and feel no remorse for their actions in any shape or form.

[@zrencos]

@They Killed Kenny i agree with this. Tho it makes sense how some US shows also use foreigner actors that are not as good? So to me, it sounded bad but all I could think was “this is basically how Western shows have asian actors acting like”

[@angiewinchester3384]

@They Killed Kenny It does have a deeper meaning. They are making fun of Americans because Americans always portray people from other countries ridiculously.

[@haru2320]

@They Killed Kenny Watch the bts

[@haru2320]

@They Killed Kenny There were a deeper meaning

[@kalync.8232]

@@angiewinchester3384 This doesn’t portray Americans lol. It’s literally a few rich weirdos.

[@lofi-lila]

You know, I think a bunch of these problems could have been solved if it wasn't for Netflix's "There must be a season 2" ideology. What really intrigued a lot of people about the show was the elusiveness of the Frontman, and they threw that all away with a Wattpad level "tHe HeRo AnD tHe ViLlAin WeRe AcTuAlLy BrOtHeRs". If the show wanted a season two, I would have preferred for them to cut out the 'plot twist' with the Frontman*, and make season two about how the guards ended up in the ratrace, because.... who would ever sign up for that willingly? * Currently debating whether the Old Man Plot Twist should have stayed in the drafts too

[@MyMagnificentOctopus]

Yes, this one does try to pull a Double Shyamalan, and I am not sure it works. The old man twist is... kind of bad, but I suppose it could survive. The brother as the frontman is worse... but maybe recoverable. Together I think they are too much and it just feels kind of forced and overdone.

[@johnthesailor2933]

Now this is gonna be controversal, judging by the title alone

[@Hakwbebsu26]

40 seconds in “ I like squid game” so if they came for Alex then it’s just for the title

[@livelaughlove4399]

The most controversial thing in this video is how it's dubbed 😔‼️

[@ぎrlsせxy]

❤-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------💋 HOT.SNAPGIRLS.TODAY/fela?💜LOVE-STORY Gaze: "Amazed" Lips: "Sensual" Smile: "Sweeter" Body: "Colder" Жизнь, как красивая мелодия, только песни перепутались. #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #垃圾

[@r_brucewayne3888]

Id no one going to tslk sbout that he is watching the show in dub

[@thatgirl8244]

It is kinda dumb tho. I enjoyed it but that fucking main character, I wanted to kill him so many times. He's very unlikable to me simply because of all the stupid decisions he made over and over.

[@wonpilimoon]

What angers me with squid game is that there's so many excellent korean drama but it's THIS ONE that got the hype 💀

[@uniraffesaur]

I think not ending it on his mom's death makes the show have the same message from a different angle. Making the emotional climax that he got the money but lost what matters puts the focus on what you lose in the process. But focusing on the fact that he doesn't want to spend the money puts the emphasis on the shame that comes from the scummy things he had to do to get there.

[@wiltingrose1220]

theres a movie thats not really that good tbh thats called would you rather its basically the same premise but with a female protangonist and its american im pretty sure

[@ari1758]

I thought it was a good show because I liked the characters and the emotion. I really enjoyed how they made you empathise with the characters. I especially felt for Sae-byeok, who just wanted to save her mother and live safely with her and her brother. And Ali, who put his wife and child before him and made sure they were safe.The actors did such a great job. I was a little confused about why there was SO much hype, but still, I thought it was good. There are some questionable choices, but that doesn’t make the entire thing dumb. I mean, your main focus in this video was on the ending. Also on another note, the English dub is awful. I hope you watched it with subtitles, as the original audio really captures the raw emotion.

[@ic4192]

Fr

[@ぎrlsせxy]

❤-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------💋 HOT.SNAPGIRLS.TODAY/fela?💜LOVE-STORY Gaze: "Amazed" Lips: "Sensual" Smile: "Sweeter" Body: "Colder" Жизнь, как красивая мелодия, только песни перепутались. #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #垃圾

[@val_needs_luno]

Agreed

[@GoncaloDCa]

I'm not a native english speaker and even I felt like something was off

[@katincko]

i read only 2 lines of your text, but i agree

[@francomartinez9019]

why do I see a disturbing parallel with this movie and Mr.Beast's videos? Is it just me or... is this more than a coincidence

[@The_miIk]

I find the vip one funny, like seeing how people think of Americans lol

[@Ashmita-bf5kj]

Why does everyone think all VIP'S are American? Didn't they have different accents?

[@ms.chanadlerbong8273]

@@Ashmita-bf5kj i think they are americans, in korean movie english Always spoken that way so it's more clear so that's why it's a bit weird accent

[@Ashmita-bf5kj]

@@ms.chanadlerbong8273 the actors could be Americans but the VIPS themselves weren't, there was Italian accent, there was chinese. I think the Vips were the rich people from all over the world

[@ms.chanadlerbong8273]

@@Ashmita-bf5kj tbh i don't care where they from, They just really cringe characters

[@Ashmita-bf5kj]

@@ms.chanadlerbong8273 i know they were cringey but everyone is associating them with "Americans" as if American rich people are the only evil ones. It's just bothering me a bit cause even in Asia we've got plenty evil

[@glonx639]

I don't think the point of the old man's speech is that he's even remotely right, we're even shown that he's wrong, instead it's an insight into the warped perspective that people like him have. Also *_GOD_* .. I hope you didn't actually watch this thing in the actual dub.

[@r_brucewayne3888]

I was saying the same think about the dub

[@missyummy1040]

What's wrong with dub? What would change, besides a few misspoke words?

[@Aisha_Luv]

@@missyummy1040 the acting…

[@missyummy1040]

@@Aisha_Luv Ah ok that makes sense, I'll give you that

[@amityblight2798]

There's nothing actually wrong with the dub you just don't like it cause its a trend to hate on the dub 😒

[@alexism9127]

i don’t think squid game was either under or over rated. i think it was just rightfully and fairly rated. personally, i thought it was a great show🤷🏻‍♀️

[@davidvalencia129]

Nahh it was overrated AF (thats doesn't mean it was bad) but holy fuck the hype was so fucking annoying.. everything in social media was that show.

[@llenlly]

​@@davidvalencia129 Ikr but the most annoying things were most of the Gen Zs. Please, i can't. (Not saying all of them are bad)

[@knightmare5097]

@@davidvalencia129 Well, when a good show’s a good show. People wanna talk about it

[@ValerieSalas]

@@davidvalencia129 that's your opinion LOL

[@yugiwinninglex]

I think it's over hyped...

[@alexislennon4973]

10:08 Aka the ankle destroyer 😂

[@enasbassiony7676]

The whole point of the VIP scene is to actually make you cringe We've been spending too much time with the players we feel the danger and fear they've been feeling .. now they took you upstairs to show you how these people are seeing them They're not on the edge of their seats and they don't flinch when someone dies They laugh and wave it off and cheer As if they don't really see them as actual people

[@suchadreamer9272]

Well they don't. They see them as horses to bet on✨

[@AmandaAWBY]

So like the hunger games 😂

[@amysteriousviewer3772]

The reason it's cringey is not because of the way the characters act but because of the way the actors act. There's a big difference. It's not that deep, the acting just sucks.

[@redhondachic]

Honestly don't really care one way or another about Squid Game, but holy crap Alex the new format and editing in this video was so great! The Marc Summers part damn near killed me, amazing content. It's been fun watching your style and quality change over time, keep up the great work!

[@tovanto3971]

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[@saadiyakhan4025]

He really has evolved a lot creativity wise, but the essence of alex meyers is still there, gotto love this guy!

[@seatheparade]

I truly hope you saw the subbed version cause omfg the botched mistranslated dubbed version makes my insides hurt 😭 I'm really curious to see you tackle more foreign movies/series because there are some amazing ones out there and it would add a bigger variety of content to your channel!

[@Iris-bc1zi]

Pretty sure he watched the dub XD. And I definitely agree that's a big step down from the original, but I also remember Alex addressing this in the past: he doesn't usually do foreign stuff because he struggles to read subtitles fast enough (totally understandable: I think it's a skill anyone can learn in time but it is pretty tough when you first start) and he doesn't want to be judged for watching dubs XD. In conclusion: he watched the dub, but I don't blame him.

[@scarlettellis6069]

It's no wonder he didn't like it as much and thought it was not that good, because he missed out on the original emotion and intent the Korean actors put into their acting. That's why I can't watch dubs, it just completely trashes all the work the actors put in to delivering their lines and having their emotions on their face match the emotions in their voice.

[@annav6998]

He is dumb and offenden to find out the vip is how americans are viewed 🤣🤣🤣

[@Vaihly]

@@Iris-bc1zi i have watched anime for almost 8 years now and reading subtitles is no problem anymore

[@honeypeaches7736]

I actually saw the dubbed version (I can't afford streaming services cause poor lol) and the dub was honestly quite accurate. Obviously would've preferred to have seen the original but I think the dubbing was well done when I looked up the real clips on KZbin and compared.

[@Egypt22]

Alex, I don’t think I told you how much I adore the fact that you’re my age group (80s baby) and you sit here and bring up our childhood nostalgia all the fcking time. I adore you sir, thank you! 🥹🥹😂😂